Rail-joint.



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RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1911. 0 1,024,289. Patented A111123, 1912.

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RAILJOINT.

` Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled November 10, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912. serial No. 659,648.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SGHUGK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at h/loon Run, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail joints, and the primary object of my invention is the provision of positive and reliable means, in a manner as will be hereinafter set forth, for connect-ing the confronting ends of two rails to form practically a continuous tread for rolling stock, thereby eliminating` the jarring and bumping by rolling stock passing over a joint.

Another object of this invention is to obviate the necessity of using nuts and bolts for connecting the confronting ends of rails, and to provide means that permits of the webs of the rails being easily and quickly connected together.

Another' object of this invention is to provide a connection for rails that will preserve the alinement of the rails and prevent vertical and lateral displacement of one rail relatively to another.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be `had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rail joint, Fig'. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 .is a, perspective view of a rail in accordance with this invention, Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the web of the rail, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a detached locking pin, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detached locking washer.

Rails in accordance with this invention have the heads 1 thereof cut away, as at 2 whereby the web 3 of the rail will protrude beyond the head l. The base flanges 4 of the rail are cut away, as at 5 at a point removed from the cut away end of the head 1. The web 3 of the rail has the outer lower edge thereof out away, as at 6 and said web is reduced in thickness from the outer end thereof to a point beyond the cut away end of the base ianges 4. The base ange 4 is simply cut away upon one side, as best shown in Fig. 2, whereby the base fiange of one rail will tit in the cut away portion of the base flange of the other rail, thereby allowing the reduced webs 3 to fittogether with the heads of said rails extending on to the upper edges of the webs.

The rails are generally designated A and B. The webs of said rails are provided with equally spaced longitudinal slots 7 and 8 and the outer sides of the webs atthe slots 8 are provided with bosses 9 having vertical grooves 10 formed therein intersecting the slots 8. The slots 7 of the rail A are adapted to register with the slots 8 of the rail B and to connect the webs of said rails, locking pins 11 are employed. These pins have heads 12 and bars 13. The bars 13 are of such a size that they can be passed through the slots 7 and 8, and before arranging the pins in the slots, locking washers 14 are placed upon the pins against the heads 12. These locking washers are split and are of the ordinary and well known construction commonly styled the Verone nut lock. After the locking pins are inserted in the slots 7 and 8, said pins are turned a quarter of a revolution. To facilitate such a movement of the pins, the ends of said pins are provided with shanks 15 upon which a wrench can be placed or in some instances, the pins may be manually locked. As the pins are turned a quarter of a revolution, the bars 13 ride upon the bosses until they register' with the grooves 10 and then the tension of the resilient washers 14 is sufficient to draw the bars into the grooves 10 and maintain said bars therein, whereby the webs of the rails A and B will be locked together. The slots 8 are alternately arranged relatively to the slots 6, whereby the locking pins will be alternately arranged in the rails, and in this manner the webs 3 of said rails can be firmly clamped together.

It is thought that the manner of assembling the rail joint will be apparent without further description, and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof are susceptible of such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In a rail joint, a pair of rails having the opposing ends thereof overlap each other,

the Webs of said rails positioned in parallelism and provided With registering rectangular slots, bosses formed integral with the outer faces of each of said Webs at each alternate opening and formed with integral and vertically disposed grooves, longitudinal grooves registering With the slots, loel ing pins each provided with a head at one end and a rectangular bar at its other end, said pins mounted in said slots and said bars positioned in said vertical grooves for loekingrthe Webs together, resilient looking members interposed between the Webs and the heads of said looking pins for maintaining said bars in said vertical grooves.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN SCHUGK.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovi'rZ, J. P. APPLEMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

